2-Layer PCB Design Tips - Phil’s Lab #137

Tips for designing with only two copper layers on a PCB (layer assignment, component placement, routing, GND jumps, RF considerations). PCBs by PCBWay [SUPPORT] Hardware design courses: Course content: Patreon: Free trial of Altium Designer: Altium 365: [GIT] [SOCIAL] [LINKS] Stitching Vias Article: 2- vs 4-Layer EMC Video: [TIMESTAMPS] 00:00 Introduction 02:01 PCBWay 02:41 Altium Designer Free Trial 03:33 Why 2 Layers? 05:54 Design Constraints 08:34 Layer Assignment & Board Thickness 11:24 Component Placement 14:40 Routing Order, Power Routing 16:49 Signal Routing, GND Jumps/Pours/Stitching 23:06 RF & Controlled Impedance 28:54 2- vs 4-Layer PCB Considerations 31:23 Outro